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36.1.7 Directory Objects
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  <td><nobr><b><span class="typelabel">class</span>&nbsp;<tt id='l2h-5782' xml:id='l2h-5782' class="class">Directory</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>database, cab, basedir, physical, 
                  logical, default, component, </var><big>[</big><var>componentflags</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
  Create a new directory in the Directory table. There is a current
  component at each point in time for the directory, which is either
  explicitly created through <tt class="method">start_component</tt>, or implicitly when files
  are added for the first time. Files are added into the current
  component, and into the cab file.  To create a directory, a base
  directory object needs to be specified (can be <code>None</code>), the path to
  the physical directory, and a logical directory name.  <var>default</var>
  specifies the DefaultDir slot in the directory table. <var>componentflags</var>
  specifies the default flags that new components get.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-5783' xml:id='l2h-5783' class="method">start_component</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var></var><big>[</big><var>component</var><big>[</big><var>,
      feature</var><big>[</big><var>, flags</var><big>[</big><var>, keyfile</var><big>[</big><var>, uuid</var><big>]</big><var></var><big>]</big><var></var><big>]</big><var></var><big>]</big><var></var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
  Add an entry to the Component table, and make this component the
  current component for this directory. If no component name is given, the
  directory name is used. If no <var>feature</var> is given, the current feature
  is used. If no <var>flags</var> are given, the directory's default flags are
  used. If no <var>keyfile</var> is given, the KeyPath is left null in the
  Component table.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-5784' xml:id='l2h-5784' class="method">add_file</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>file</var><big>[</big><var>, src</var><big>[</big><var>,
      version</var><big>[</big><var>, language</var><big>]</big><var></var><big>]</big><var></var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
  Add a file to the current component of the directory, starting a new
  one if there is no current component. By default, the file name
  in the source and the file table will be identical. If the <var>src</var> file
  is specified, it is interpreted relative to the current
  directory. Optionally, a <var>version</var> and a <var>language</var> can be specified for
  the entry in the File table.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-5785' xml:id='l2h-5785' class="method">glob</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var>pattern</var><big>[</big><var>, exclude</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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  Add a list of files to the current component as specified in the glob
  pattern. Individual files can be excluded in the <var>exclude</var> list.
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  <td><nobr><b><tt id='l2h-5786' xml:id='l2h-5786' class="method">remove_pyc</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
  <td><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
<dd>
  Remove <code>.pyc</code>/<code>.pyo</code> files on uninstall.
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  <p class="heading">See Also:</p>

  <dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/directory_table.asp"
        >Directory Table</a></em></dt>
    <dd></dd>
  </dl>
  <dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/file_table.asp"
        >File Table</a></em></dt>
    <dd></dd>
  </dl>
  <dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/component_table.asp"
        >Component Table</a></em></dt>
    <dd></dd>
  </dl>
  <dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/featurecomponents_table.asp"
        >FeatureComponents Table</a></em></dt>
    <dd></dd>
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